Two arrested after demolition waste almost kills driver.
I must admit that, here in Europe, we can have a self-righteous attitude to demolition waste recycling. It is true that many European countries have exceptionally stringent regulations governing the disposal of construction and demolition waste. It is also true that some European demolition contractors achieve world-beating levels of recycling.
But, every once in a while, a story comes along that bursts our sanctimonious bubble.
German police have set up a homicide task force following an incident yesterday in which a car driver was almost killed when two youths dumped demolition waste from a bridge over Hamburg’s A1 autobahn.
Thankfully, the 41-year old car driver managed to steer his Renault Laguna to the emergency lane; and while the falling rubble smashed his car’s windscreen, he escaped with minor cuts. However, it could have been considerably worse.
According to initial police reports, two more bucket-loads of rubble were found at the scene and were probably destined to be dumped onto the busy motorway below.
English speakers can read a condensed version of the story here. German speakers can get the full story here.
